Do you want an incredible hair metal album? do you want a concept album? Do you want a brand new band that will take you back to 1980s MTV? Do you want the best debut of the year? If the answer to any of those is yes let me introduce you to your next musical love...The Switch.

For The Forsaken have always stood for something, the Cambridge quartet bringing their crushing sound to the masses but at its core there lies a beating and defiant heart that carries the true weight of all they do.

I had the pleasure of reviewing the original version of this monumentally heavy slice of Modern Hard Rock  almost two years ago and here we have the Deluxe version which adds nine new tracks to the original album.

I had the very great pleasure of reviewing Cory Marks’ Sorry for Nothing Vol 1 album back in December last year, and am absolute banger it was too!

For the uninitiated, Igorrr represents the kind of unhinged musical vision that could only emerge from someone completely unshackled from the constraints of good taste and commercial viability.

Essex’s Beyond Extinction have taken the scenic route to their debut full-length. Three years in the making, plagued by lineup changes and the kind of setbacks that would crush lesser mortals

The call goes out. It's time to celebrate. To celebrate the bison. The bison - the magnificent horned bovine, large in stature, powerful and nomadic .... Hold on a minute, let's start again shall we.

As a lifelong devotee of This Is Spinal Tap, the film, the soundtrack, the Stonehenge debacle, I approached The End Continues with the kind of cautious optimism usually reserved for reunion tours and reheated lasagna.

Having saw Michael on tour recently supporting his UFO Days album, the man was certainly playing with a real sense of urgency and precision, and while still on that tour in question, there came the announcement of a new album, he has been battering out albums at some pace in the last decade, so let's see what this new one has to offer! 

35 years since the last Dark Angel album, it's been a long time coming for this, after marking a comeback announcement way back in 2013 it's been a long wait and with the death of Jim Durkin as well in that time the band have had changes in the personnel, so what do we get in 2025 from this classic thrash band, let's find out!

It's hard to believe that The Rasmus are now into their third decade of existence, the eternally youthful Finnish outfit still bringing their stylised and upbeat blend of Gothic rock and pop hooks to the masses.

The Little Angels wayward son returns with a very personal conclusion to the Look Out Series and proves the incredible songwriting ability of the man.

There are moments in extreme metal where a band transcends the boundaries of their genre and creates something that feels both monumentally heavy and impossibly beautiful.

The Voice of Rock is back and taking no prisoners. 'Chosen' comes nine years after last solo album 'Resonate' gained huge critical and public acclaim and shows that there's still fire in his belly and a larynx that's the envy of all out there.

Following on from the success and critical acclaim of last album Mythos, Confession, Tragedies and Love the band have once again dove into the harrowing memories of Beth and once again produced a legacy out of pain.

74 year old Walter Trout has been treading the boards for over five decades and is known as one of the premier blues guitarists on the scene.